RIC-6946 The Comprehension Box 1 - Sample student cards

Brown 10
What is an island?
Bishop Rock
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An island is a piece of land which is surrounded
by water. Islands can be found in oceans, rivers
and lakes around the world. They can be many
different sizes. Some are as small as a few houses
put together. Others are hundreds of thousands
of kilometres in area.
The smallest island in the world with a building
on it is Bishop Rock off the south-west coast of
England. It is famous for its lighthouse. It shines its
light to warn sailors of jagged rocks and reefs.
The largest island in the world is the country of Greenland.
It is near the North Pole. It is so cold on this island that
most of it is covered by ice.
Sometimes, many islands make up one country.
The country of Japan is made up of four main
islands and thousands of smaller ones. They
extend in a long line.
Some islands are called continental islands
because they lie in the ocean near a
continent. Greenland is a continental island
as it is found near the continent of North
America.
Other islands are called oceanic
islands as they are usually far out in
the ocean, away from continents.
Some were formed when volcanoes
erupted in deep water. The volcano
spat out lava which built up under
the water. Eventually, the lava rose up
and up and formed an island. Japan
is made up of volcanic islands.
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